What is it like to work in Vietnam?

A lot of my friends have been asking me what it is like to work in Vietnam. The below summarises my experience and observations of the working style of the Vietnamese in Vietnam. Hours vs. productivity The Vietnamese love to work (read spend long hours in the office). They claim they are busy – all …

Ten tips on what to do in Ho Chi Minh, a city that has not much to offer

A lot of tourists that come to Vietnam either don’t bother visiting Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon – the westernised version of the original Vietnamese name Sài Gòn that’s still used in daily speech nowadays) or they do and the verdict seems to be the same - “there isn’t much to do”. While I …